ATB

From:Germany

DJ style:“Energetic and emotional dance music.”

Best known for:“’9PM (Your Love)’.”

Fave tune of 2022:“Jack Kruder ‘Files’.”

Rising star DJ/producer of 2022:“Barkley.”

This year marks an incredible 20-year run in the Top 100 DJs poll for André Tanneberger, aka ATB. The German DJ/producer continued to take his unwavering devotion to trance across the world over summer 2022, performing at Poland’s Sunrise Festival, Creamfields, London’s Ministry Of Sound, Soundbar in Chicago, Romania’s Untold Festival and on the main stage at Serbia’s EXIT Festival — a performance he says is a highlight of his year.

ATB’s release schedule has slowed in 2022, perhaps due to the fact that he has recently become a dad, but that didn’t stop him being nominated for International Song of the Year at the Brit Awards 2022 for the remake of his epic trance anthem ‘9PM’ with Topic and A7S. As trance continues to fill the world’s biggest stages, and influence underground dance music sounds, it’s clear ATB’s place at the forefront of the genre continues.

Name one great festival you played for the first time this year…

“Main stage EXIT Festival Novi Sad, Serbia.”

What’s the longest DJ set you’ve ever played?

“I remember playing seven-hour se

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Cuebrick

From:Germany

DJ style:“Progressive house.”

Best known for:“‘Squid Game’ with Blasterjaxx.”

Fave tune of 2022:“James Hype ‘Ferrari’.”

Rising star DJ/producer of 2022:“Marten Horger.”

What’s the best DJ set you’ve seen this year?“Tale Of Us, Afterlife show at the Brooklyn Mirage.”

After finishing just outside of the Top 100 in 2021, this year German DJ and producer Cuebrick breaks in for the first time this year. He now sits at the top table of global dance music after standout shows everywhere from Los Angeles to San Francisco, Singapore to Bangkok.

While releasing big tunes on labels like Spinnin Records, Armada and Ultra Music, he also works as a radio-host on bigFM’s nitroX show, which is the biggest radio platform for electronic music in Germany.

This year he has worked on a new sound which he says “can best be described as a fusion of different elements from genres such as techno, hard techno, and trance. Hard techno kicks are the foundation, with classic trance synthesizers.” It’s a sound that has seemingly connected with fans, who will be pleased to learn Cuebrick has signed a deal meaning “Smash the House will be the main home for my music for at least the next two years.”

Name one great festival you played for the first time this year…

“Hypercat Festival at Noa Beach Club.”

What’s the longest DJ set you’ve